In 2054, the vast majority of the human population will own and control a robotic surrogate to interact with the world while staying remote and safe at home.  With the first violent crime in years, two FBI agents (Bruce Willis and Radha Mitchell) are on the investigation.  Surrogates sets up some interesting “what if” questions about our own society that lives anonymously online and engages in virtual worlds such as Second Life and World of Warcraft.  At 89 minutes (with opening and closing credits), Willis, along with supporting actors Ving Rhames and James Cromwell, keep the fast-paced movie certainly watchable until it all comes crashing down at one of the most ridiculous and selfish endings I have ever seen.

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